# Other Cloud cost inefficiencies | Cloud Efficiency Hub Canonical: https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/service-category/other 66 documented other cloud cost inefficiencies across Azure, AWS, GCP and more, each with detection steps and remediation. ## All inefficiencies Each entry explains the waste, the billing model behind it, how to detect it and how to fix it. / 66 inefficiencies - Microsoft Fabric CER-0337 ### [Oversized Microsoft Fabric Capacity During Low-Utilization Periods](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/oversized-microsoft-fabric-capacity-during-low-utilization-periods) Microsoft Fabric capacity is billed based on the provisioned SKU tier (F2, F4, F8, F16, F64, etc.) on an hourly basis, regardless of whether workloads are actively consuming those resources. Each SKU tier provides a fixed pool of Capacity... Other - Azure Container Registry CER-0329 ### [Overprovisioned or Idle Azure Container Registry Tier](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/overprovisioned-or-idle-azure-container-registry-tier) Azure Container Registry charges a fixed daily fee based on the selected tier - Basic, Standard, or Premium - regardless of whether the registry is actively used. This means a registry with zero image pulls, zero pushes, and no active... Other - AWS Marketplace CER-0316 ### [AWS Marketplace Annual Subscriptions Reverting to Pay-As-You-Go Rates](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/aws-marketplace-annual-subscriptions-reverting-to-pay-as-you-go-rates) When organizations purchase third-party software through AWS Marketplace using annual subscriptions, they typically receive meaningful discounts compared to hourly pay-as-you-go (PAYG) pricing. However, when these annual subscriptions... Other - Azure Logic Apps CER-0309 ### [Idle or Untriggered Azure Logic Apps Generating Continuous Charges](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/idle-or-untriggered-azure-logic-apps-generating-continuous-charges) Azure Logic Apps can quietly accumulate costs even when no workflows are actively executing, but the mechanism differs significantly depending on the deployment model. In the Consumption (multitenant) plan, Logic Apps with polling triggers... Other - Azure DevOps CER-0294 ### [Inactive Licensed Users in Azure DevOps Organization](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/inactive-licensed-users-in-azure-devops-organization) Licensed Azure DevOps users remain assigned after individuals leave the organization or stop using the platform. These inactive users continue to generate recurring per-user charges despite providing no ongoing value, leading to... Other - AWS Marketplace CER-0297 ### [Non-Qualifying AWS Marketplace SaaS Spend Counting Toward Commitments](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/non-qualifying-aws-marketplace-saas-spend-counting-toward) Teams assume AWS Marketplace SaaS purchases will contribute toward EDP or PPA commitments, but the SaaS product is not eligible under AWS's "Deployed on AWS" standard. As of May 1, 2025, AWS Marketplace allows SaaS products regardless of... Other - GCP Cloud Logging CER-0262 ### [Suboptimal Storage for Logs](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/suboptimal-storage-for-logs-fd1d9) Many organizations retain all logs in Cloud Logging's standard storage, even when the data is rarely queried or required only for audit or compliance. Log bucket cost comes mainly from the per-GiB storage charge applied when logs are... Other - GCP Cloud Logging CER-0253 ### [Resources Generating Excessive INFO Logs](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/resources-generating-excessive-info-logs-6c920) Some GCP services and workloads generate INFO-level logs at very high frequencies - for example, load balancers logging every HTTP request or GKE nodes logging system health messages. While valuable for debugging, these logs can flood... Other - GCP Cloud Logging CER-0245 ### [Logging Buckets in Non-Production Environments Storing Info Logs](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/logging-buckets-in-non-production-environments-storing-info-logs-1edcf) Non-production environments frequently generate INFO-level logs that capture expected system behavior or routine API calls. While useful for troubleshooting in development, they rarely need to be retained. Allowing all INFO logs to be... Other - GCP Cloud Logging CER-0241 ### [Duplicate Storage of Logs in Cloud Logging](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/duplicate-storage-of-logs-in-cloud-logging-bd625) Duplicate log storage occurs when multiple sinks capture the same log data - for example, organization-wide sinks exporting all logs to Cloud Storage and project-level sinks doing the same. This redundancy results in paying twice (or more)... Other - AWS Config CER-0228 ### [Excessive AWS Config Costs from Spot Instances](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/excessive-aws-config-costs-from-spot-instances) Spot Instances are designed to be short-lived, with frequent interruptions and replacements. When AWS Config continuously records every lifecycle change for these instances, it produces a large number of CIRs. This drives costs... Other - AWS Config CER-0201 ### [Continuous AWS Config Recording in Non-Production Environments](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/continuous-aws-config-recording-in-non-production-environments) By default, AWS Config is enabled in continuous recording mode. While this may be justified for production workloads where detailed auditability is critical, it is rarely necessary in non-production environments. Frequent changes in... Other Showing 12 of 66 --- Source: the public page above. Product screenshots and illustrative interfaces are examples, not live customer data.